DONEGAL TWP — A frozen water line turned into a mobile home fire at 512 Trimbur Road Tuesday morning.

Leonard Ace, owner of the older mobile home, said he was helping his grandson, who lives at the trailer, thaw a frozen water line under the structure with a propane heater.

Chicora Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jason Miller said Ace told him the heater began throwing flames and they couldn't get the heater out from under the mobile home.

Ace and his grandson called for help just before noon Tuesday. Miller said firefighters were on the scene "as quick as it takes to come from town," or about five minutes, and by then the bedroom end of the trailer was engulfed in flames.

The Sugarcreek Township firefighters had to shift gears from the funeral they were attending for a fire department volunteer to rushing to the fire scene in their firefighting gear.

Firefighters had the blaze out quickly, but the fire caused a total loss of the structure, Miller said.